Richard Ayoade reintroduces us to Fable by Playground Games
thesixthaxis.comPlayground Games has given us our first look at their upcoming Fable reboot, and with a fantastic appearance of Richard Ayoade! Alas, there’s no hint of a release date just yet,
There’s plenty of the quirky sense of humour so often found in the Fable series, which we won’t spoil, but let’s just say that Ayoade’s character isn’t quite what he would seem.
Somewhat disappointingly, there wasn’t any real hint that this was gameplay or even in engine, despite statements made before the showcase.
Originally announced in the summer of 2020 ahead of the Xbox Series X|S launch, Fable is in development by Playground Games, which finally confirms some of the longest running rumours in the games industry. You have to look back to the very start of 2017 when Playground expanded to feature a second team, with the intent of creating a game in a different genre away from their critically acclaimed Forza Horizon series. This saw the studio’s headcount growing from around one team of 115 to two teams of 200 people, and November saw them making some key hires with a view to creating an open world action RPG. That aligns with the new report of this being a return to the Fable franchise. The rumours that this was Fable really gathered momentum in early 2018. Though there was no confirmation of this, the rumours persisted and things like concept art leaks continued to add credence to it.
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